Undergraduate Advising Fee Proposed Increase 2013

1. Undergraduate Advising FeeProposed Increase 2013 Texas A&M University at Galveston

2. Academic Advising Academic Advisors are responsible for: • Advising related to semester credit hours and sequencing of courses required for Baccalaureate Degree • Advising to prevent additional tuition for repeated or excessive undergraduate hours • Advising related to the Texas Success Initiative • Assessment of Academic Advising Senate Bill (SB) 36

3. The Big Picture (Based on an Average of (15) SCHs / Semester) Tuition and Fees - Texas Resident Tuition $750.00 University Authorized Tuition 2,072.55 Advising Fee 30.00 Student Services 194.16 Computer Use Fee 255.00 Health Center Fee 40.50 International Education Fee 4.00 Library Use Fee 240.00 Student Center Complex Fee 40.00 Software License Fee 18.75 Recreation Sports Fee 20.00 Identification Card Fee 5.00 Utility Fee 97.50 Vessel Use Fee 120.00 Current Average Course Fees 185.00 Total $4,072.46 WOW!!!!! THE COST OF STAYING IN UNDERGRAD AN EXTRA SEMESTER $2.50 Proposed Increase /SCH Average Credit Hours: 12 Advising Fee: $2.50 Total per Semester: $30.00

4. Benefits to Students • Students will have a first class advising opportunity • Students won’t take courses they do not need to graduate • Students will graduate sooner with less tuition and student loan debt • Advising Technology with Smart Phone App. • Mentoring Opportunities with Faculty

5. Impact of a YES Vote • With the support of Academic Advisors, students will enroll in the correct number of courses, in correct order and they won’t be dropping courses they don’t need. All of this leads to students achieving graduation in four years and performing at an optimum level. • We are Aggies and we strive for SUCCESS!!

6. InformationServices Information Services provides support for: • Network operations including campus wireless • Student computing labs • Technology in the classroom • Phone and Email systems support • All departmental computers • Remote access (VPN) for access to library databases for research • Departmental Servers • Information Security

7. Justification to Increase Student Computer Use Fee • Increase Wireless Density Across Campus – With the increased use of mobile devices, (iPads, tablets) we must add Wireless controllers and Access points for coverage and performance. Increased maintenance cost. $15,000/yr. • Student Information System Support TAMUG was supported with a $1.00 SCHTAMUG is no longer receiving this funding Updates are still requiredTAMUG specific Interests must be implementedReporting and support for:Admission/RecordsAcademic EnhancementTexas Maritime Academy All Academic Departments

8. Justification for Increase (cont.) • Web Content Management System- Cascade Supports all TAMUG web sites, increased cost per megabyte usage • TAMUG Disaster Recovery Site DR site was hosted for free by College Station now there is a cost of $24,000/yr – this will increase as more storage is required Maintain business continuity should we have to evacuate to College Station during a Hurricane

9. Student Computer Use Fee Proposed increase of computer use fee is $1.00 per SCH Impact to students:Average Credit Hours 15$15.00 per semester Revenue generated is about $50,000 per year, will help increase Wifi coverage and continue existing services If approved, will not request another increase for 2 years

10. Waterfront Vessel Usage Vessel Usage Fall 2011 usage – 2,920 persons carried 124 vessel trips Fall 2012 usage – 3,575 persons carried 240 vessel trips 93% increase in # of vessel trips = more fuel used, more maintenance and repair

11. Waterfront Vessel Usage Vessel Expenses M&R 2011 - $80,823 M&R 2012 - $111,772 62% increase in M&R costs Fuel 2011 - $4,006.48 Fuel 2012 - $9,152.98 128% increase in fuel costs

12. Waterfront Vessel Usage Increase Vessel use fee $0.50 per SCH Impact to students maximum $6.00 per semester Revenue generated to offset increasing costs $22,000 annually

13. Waterfront Vessel Usage Impact of a no vote Equipment acquisition to replace aging boats cancelled Maintenance deferred causing some vessels to be out of service longer Severely Limits our ability to continue to increase the number students on the water and the quality of their on-the-water experience

14. Waterfront Vessel Usage

15. Questions • Dr. Susan KnockInstructional Assistant Professor, Marine Sciences Department Director, Office of Academic Enhancement knocks@tamug.edu • John KovacevichInterim Director of Information Serviceskovacevi@tamug.edu • Capt. Allan Post Waterfront Operations Director Emergency Operations Director posta@tamug.edu